Modern materials – obtaining and characterization (alloys, polymers)

Abstract

For this reason, ever-increasing demands for improvement have resulted in the development of both advanced materials and their production methods. Therefore, due to the importance of the development of advanced functional materials and nanomaterials, the newest Special Section in “BULLETIN OF THE POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES” is focused on recent trends in customizing and improving their properties, i.e., plastic deformation, mechanical alloying, and applying coatings using CVD, PVD and ALD methods. In addition, the study contains chapters describing the manufacturing and properties of innovative coatings and nanostructures. This issue also includes a scientific study on modern rapidly cooled materials with ferromagnetic properties. An interesting and constantly researched material with a septal application is titanium and its alloys, on which an extensive study has been published. In the presented study, one can distinguish a part covering works in the field of shaping the structure and properties of composites and metal materials (especially steel): ● Particle-reinforced PM 8009Al matrix composites [6] ● PFA polymer/compressed expanded graphite – matrix composites [7] ● Silicon nitride/ carbon nanotube composites [8] ● Mechanisms of plastic deformation light high-manganese steels of TRIPLEX type [9] ● Analysis of the precipitation process of secondary phases after long-term aging of the S304H steel [10] ● Obtaining alloys by the suction method [11] as well as non-ferrous materials ● Synthesis of Mg-based alloys with a rare-earth element addition by mechanical alloying [12]